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Israel Goodovitch
Israel Meir Goodovitch ( he, ישראל מאיר גודוביץ', born 1934) is an Israeli architect and urban designer, known mostly as the former City Engineer of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-Yafo. Biography Goodovitch was born in Haifa, son of Ya’akov and Frida, who was the granddaughter of Rabi Arie leib Hacohen Popka and the great-granddaughter of Chofetz Chaim, Yisrael Meir Kagan. He was born 4 months after the death of Chofetz Chaim, and was named after him.Goodovitch, Israel M. "Architecturology: An Interim Report." (1967). Israel graduated Tichon Hadash high school in Haifa, and studied architecture in the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Professional career In 1959 Goodovitch received an award from Histadrut, Israeli Histadrut Fund for Young Creators. Between the years 1961 and 1963, he was a student of Kenzo Tange in the Department of Architecture of Tokyo University. He joined the group of architects Arata Isozaki and Reiko Tomita and was part of the group that pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haifa
Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel. It is home to the Baháʼí Faith's Baháʼí World Centre, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a destination for Baháʼí pilgrimage. Built on the slopes of Mount Carmel, the settlement has a history spanning more than 3,000 years. The earliest known settlement in the vicinity was Tell Abu Hawam, a small port city established in the Late Bronze Age (14th century BCE). Encyclopedia Judaica, ''Haifa'', Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 1972, vol. 7, pp. 1134–1139 In the 3rd century CE, Haifa was known as a dye-making center. Over the millennia, the Haifa area has changed hands: being conquered and ruled by the Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Hasmoneans, Romans, Byzantines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
